Red Sky Album Lyrics by Hunter Hayes

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High Tide

Funny, I'm the reason you're a runaway
When you're the reason I wanna stay
I wasted so much time waiting for one day
Who knew that breaking was all it takes

So I'm lost somewhere on the PCH
Finding freedom, chasing waves
Water will you wash away
The stains of the mistakes we made

And I lost my fear of crossing borderlines
Found a new religion on the other side
It's mine this time
High tide

Never given away so many pieces of myself
To someone who gave them to someone else
The hardest lesson that I ever learned
Yeah, new scars fade, old flames burn

So I'm lost somewhere on the PCH
Finding freedom, chasing waves
Water will you wash away
The stains of the mistakes we made

And I lost my fear of crossing borderlines
Found a new religion on the other side
It's mine this time
High tide

And I lost my fear of crossing borderlines
Found a new religion on the other side
It's mine this time
On the other side
It's mine this time
High tide

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About a Boy

Drive down the coast of California
Let the sunlight kiss your skin
I hear the ocean air is good for ya
So promise me you'll breathe it in
Don't look back
And don't be sad
About a boy

(Yeah)
Follow the lights into the city
Dance your way through every crowd
Find someone who calls you pretty
And looks at you like there's no one else around
When he makes you laugh
You won't be sad
About a boy

There's a man out there who will show you he cares
Ain't afraid to admit when he's wrong
He'll do everything I should've done
What I wish I would've done
What you deserved all along
Someone you can believe in
Would never give you a reason
To be sad about a boy

(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a)
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a)

A real man knows how to say he's sorry
I'm still learning every day
I wasn't half the man you needed
Oh, and you don't need me to say
You shouldn't hurt
No, it ain't worth
Being sad about a boy

There's a man out there who will show he cares
Ain't afraid to admit when he's wrong
Oh, he'll do everything I should've done
What I wish I would've done
What you deserved all along
Someone you can believe in
Never give you a reason
To be sad about a boy

(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) no
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) don't be sad
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) na, na, na, na don't be sad
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a)

I pray somebody keeps you smiling
Steals your heart and not your joy
You never have another night when
You're ever sad about a boy, oh

Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) don't be sad
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) na, na, na, na, don't be sad
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) na, na, na, na, don't be sad
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a)
About a boy
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) na, na
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) na, na, na, na, don't be sad
(Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a) na, na, na, na, don't be sad about
Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a
Na, na, na, na, don't be sad about a boy

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Normal

It's taken two different therapists
To tell me what to do to help me wrestle with
The bar I set for love and what I do with it
I want it so bad but I'm bad at it
Used to love a Friday out in Malibu
And now I never go because I think of you
Never meant to ruin it but you always do
I can't get away, get away from you
Oh and somewhere
There's a balance in self-care
And wanting someone to be there
Is it normal to be scared?

'Cause I should hate you
Probably do, but I don't want to
All I do is forgive you
Is it normal that I do?
Everyone I love is worried
All you've ever done is hurt me
And it hurts me to love you
Is it normal that I do

Gotten so good at recovery
Reading all the books and doing everything
Even give advice like I know anything
But I'm so afraid to heal that it's breaking me
Oh, and somewhere there's a balance in self-care
And wanting someone to be there
Is it normal to be scared?

'Cause I should hate you
Probably do, but I don't want to
All I do is forgive you
Is it normal that I do?
Everyone I love is worried
All you've ever done is hurt me
And it hurts me to love you
Is it normal that I do?

(Nah, nah, nah, normal)
(Tell me I'm normal)
(Nah, nah, nah, normal)
(Just tell me I'm normal)

Is it normal to lie
To all my friends every night?
Is it normal to try
To tell myself I'm alright?
Is it normal to say
That I still want you that way?
And is it normal to stay
In case you come back some day?

I should hate you
Probably do, but I don't want to
All I do is forgive you
Is it normal that I do?
Everyone I love is worried
All you've ever done is hurt me
And it hurts me to love you
Is it normal that I do?

(Nah, nah, nah, normal) tell me I'm normal
(Tell me I'm normal) oh
(Nah, nah, nah, normal)
(Just tell me I'm normal) tell me that I'm normal
(Nah, nah, nah, normal) Oh
(Tell me I'm normal) tell me I'm normal, yeah
(Nah, nah, nah, normal)
(Just tell me I'm normal)

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Missing You

I don't want to hate that sunset
I don't want to hate LA
Sunburns fade, seasons change
But I miss the way you say my name

Some roads take you nowhere, some roads take you back
But the closest to heaven was on highway 27
I've never been lost like that, yeah

I should be better at moving on
And get my shit together
But I'm all alone

Up all night
Missing you, missing me
I stay high
And chase it with a memory
So good at make believe
I think it's good for me
And I can't stop
Missing you, missing me

Ah ah ah
Missing you, missing me
Ah ah ah
Missing you, missing me

Do you remember all the nights where all we did was getting closer
I relive them all the time, that's why I can't stay sober
And I tell myself I'm better now 'cause I'm good at lying
But the reruns are just like a drug that I can't quit trying

Up all night
Missing you, missing me
I stay high
And chase it with a memory
So good at make believe
I think it's good for me
And I can't stop
Missing you, missing me

Ah ah ah
Missing you, missing me
Ah ah ah
Missing you, missing me

Some roads take you nowhere, some roads take you back
But the closest to heaven was on highway 27
I've never been lost like that

And you still keep me
Up all night
Missing you, missing me
I stay high
And chase it with a memory
So good at make believe
I think it's good for me
And I can't stop
That missing you, missing me

Ah ah ah (oh)
Missing you, missing me (missing you)
Ah ah ah (oh)
Missing you, missing me

So good at make believe
I think it's good for me
And I can't stop
Missing you, missing me

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Lonely Loves Me

I once was the one
Coming home to come undone
Playing house with someone who loved to run
Fell in love with a lie
Wish I could tell you why
Chase it time after time
But it's not enough
After falling apart to a timeless work of art
I keep breaking into pieces
Like it's healthy, like I need it

Where the hell did I go wrong?
'Cause I love, love
Love doesn't love me
I curse the stars I'm wishing on
I don't love lonely
But lonely loves me

How do I change?
Stop the spiral, break the chain
Am I the only one to blame in the end?
I've done everything I can
Am I stuck with who I am?
Can a tide turn back around
If it can, can it be now

Where the hell did I go wrong
'Cause I love, love
Love doesn't love me
I curse the stars I'm wishing on
I don't love lonely
But lonely loves me

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If You Change Your Mind

Been a while since you've been around
But you're back in town
And I know I shouldn't call you now
But I just miss the sound
Of you saying that you miss me too
You know what I do
Find excuses just to see you

I know
You love the change of scene
You love the finer things
A different side
Kind of a brighter green
You couldn't find in me
Yeah, but
Does he remind you of your diamond eyes
Like I used to do, like I'd love to, promise me that

If you change your mind
You know where to find me
Patient for the right time
Waiting on a green light
If you see the signs
And you wanna hit rewind
See how much we shine
I know you swore you'd never, oh
But if you change your mind
If you change your mind

If I may confess I know why you left
Yeah, I made a mess
Yeah, I meant the best, but I was wrong along the way
And God only knows this is no accident
A feeling I can't forget
And you're at the heart of it
Tryna say that

If you change your mind
You know where to find me
Patient for the right time
Waiting on a green light
If you see the signs
And you wanna hit rewind
See how much we shine
I know you swore you'd never, oh
But if you change your mind
If you change your mind

I hate knowing he's the one you're showing all your secrets to
Yeah, I know you said he's good for you, yeah

Yeah but if you change your mind
You know where to find me
Patient for the right time
Searching for the green light
If you see the signs
And you wanna hit rewind
See how much we shine
I know you swore you'd never, oh
If you change your mind
Oh, if you change your mind
If you change your mind, yeah
If you change your mind

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Sober

We should put this bottle down
Don't need a drink to pour one out (mm)
Spiling secrets out your mouth
You probably won't remember that
And if you do you'll take it back

So tell me, what's on your mind?
Don't let the liquor do the talking
Say once, think twice
Don't just drop me like a habit
Locked in your eyes
Hoping maybe in the morning
Maybe in the morning, you'll

Tell me that I'm worth it
Beg me to stay over
Hold me like you want it
Kiss me when you're sober
You say it's complicated
And I said I wanted closure
All I really want is you to kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober
Baby, kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober

Baby, if I'm being honest (yeah)
I live for when you look at me like this
I know every words an empty promise, yeah
But it's more than just pretend
I still beg for it again

So tell me, what's on your mind?
Don't let the liquor do the talking
Say once, think twice
Don't just drop me like a habit
Locked in your eyes
Hoping maybe in the morning
Maybe in the morning, you'll

Tell me that I'm worth it
Beg me to stay over
Hold me like you want it
Kiss me when you're sober
You say it's complicated
And I said I wanted closure
But all I really want is you to kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober
Baby, kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober

Baby, I believe it
I know you don't, but I-I-I still need it
I don't know why, but I-I-I believe it
Oh, stop and pull me closer
Yeah, baby, kiss me sober

Tell me that I'm worth it
Beg me to stay over
Hold me like you want it
Kiss me when you're sober
You say it's complicated
And I said I wanted closure
But all I really want is you to kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober
Baby, kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober

Kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober
Baby, kiss me when you're sober
Kiss me when you're sober (ooh-oh)

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Friend

Went from strangers to hello
From going out to going home
To ending up in what we didn't know we started
Went from saying this won't work
To you wrapped up in my shirt
And somehow now I have the keys to your apartment

I guess the best mistakes
Still can't be undone
I just hope that when you think of me
You don't think of me as one

I'm not asking for a lover
I just want us not to end, yeah
If I can't have you
Then I want the closest thing
No, I'm not asking to get back again
No, tonight, I'm just asking for a friend

(Ah, ah)

I went from waking up with you
To lonely filling up the room
To knowing you could never love me at my darkest
I can get over your kiss
And the late night talks I miss
It's the distance that you made that hits the hardest

Oh, I guess the best mistakes
Still can't be undone
I just hope that when you think of me
You don't think of me as one

I'm not asking for a lover
I just want us not to end, yeah
If I can't have you
Then I want the closest thing
No, I'm not asking to get back again
No, tonight, I'm just asking for a friend, yeah

(Ah) ooh, I'm just asking
(Ah) a friend, a friend, a friend
(Ah) oh, I'm just asking
(Ah) a friend, a friend, a friend

I'm not asking for a lover
I just want us not to end, yeah
If I can't have you
Then I want the closest thing
No, I'm not asking to get back again
No, tonight, I'm just asking for a friend
No, tonight, I'm just asking for a friend

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Feelings

(You do, you do, you do, you do)

Can I be honest?
Nothing feels the way it did when we started
Oh no
You used to be harmless
No risk and no commitment
You used to be guarded
But no
Baby, you've been at my place for seven nights and seven days
Lookin' pretty comfortable for someone who needs space

This ain't in my head 'cause you're in my bed
Say it, but I don't believe it, like you don't do feelings
Yeah, leave me, but I'll bet this ain't over yet
Tell me what the hell we're feeling if you don't do feelings

I know, I know you feel it
Don't say you don't do feelings, oh no
I know, I know you feel it
Don't say you don't do feelings

You're like a mood ring
Ever changing in the heat of things you've been doing
With me
You're good at confusing
I'm just as good at melting for how you been moving
On me

Baby, I've been waking up to holding you for seven days
You say no strings attached because I know you love a chase

This ain't in my head 'cause you're in my bed
Say it, but I don't believe it, like you don't do feelings
Yeah, leave me, but I'll bet this ain't over yet
Tell me what the hell we're feeling if you don't do feelings

I know, I know you feel it
Don't say you don't do feelings, oh no
I know, I know you feel it
Don't say you don't do feelings

This ain't in my head 'cause you're in my bed
Say it but I don't believe it
You don't do feelings
You leave me, but I'll bet this ain't over yet
Tell me what the hell we're feeling if you don't do feelings

I know, I know, I know you feel it
Don't say you don't do feelings
I know, I know, I know you feel it
Don't say you don't do feelings

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Wallflower

Move me wherever you like
If you wish, put me in the light
Until you think you've changed your mind again, yeah

I dress up to meet your demand
I fit into your master plan
My hand out, you don't take a chance again, again

I keep on holding up the wall, holding up the wall
Safe 'cause it'll never let me fall, never let me fall
Think you know, but you don't know it all, you don't know at all
There's a reason I'm a wall, reason I'm a wallflower
A wallflower

Sweet talk and a glass of wine
"I'm here, you can call anytime"
I'm just here 'cause I make you smile again, yeah

But I'm happy to brighten the room
And I'm glad being someone you knew
When you forget, you should remember me
Remember me

I keep on holding up the wall, holding up the wall
Safe 'cause it'll never let me fall, never let me fall
Think you know, but you don't know it all, you don't know at all
There's a reason I'm a wall, reason I'm a wallflower

It ain't your fault, no, it ain't your fault
Everybody talking just to talk, talking just to talk
And the more you listen to it all, makes you feel small
There's a reason I'm a wall, reason I'm a wallflower
A wallflower

I'm holding up the wall, holding up the wall
It'll never let me fall, never let me fall
You think you know it all, you don't know it all
There's a reason I'm a wall

I keep on holding up the wall, holding up the wall
Safe 'cause it'll never let me fall, never let me fall
You think you know, but you don't know it all, you don't know at all
The reason I'm a wall, reason I'm a wallflower

It ain't your fault, no, it ain't your fault
Everybody talking just to talk, talking just to talk
And the more you listen to it all, makes you feel small
There's a reason I'm a wall, reason I'm a wallflower
A wallflower
There's a reason I'm a wall (wallflower)
Yeah (wallflower)
A wallflower

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Someone Will

Am I the touch you're missing
The lips you crave
Do you want me closer
Or do you need your space?
This hot and cold, this back and forth
This on and off ain't workin'
Just shoot it to me straight if you don't wanna stay, baby

(Someone Will)
Will get every kiss I got to give and
(Someone Will)
Will steal all my time and my attention
If you ain't gonna hold me tight like I'm the only one
(Then baby, someone will)
If you ain't gonna love me like you've never loved someone
Baby, someone will
Someone else
Someone else

No, there ain't no pressure
But this ain't no game
I don't wanna dive in deep just to get washed up in a crashing wave
This high and low, the push and pull
The do and don'ts too much (too much)
If you don't think the side your on is green enough

(Someone Will)
Will get every kiss I got to give and
(Someone Will)
Will steal all my time and my attention
If you ain't gonna hold me tight like I'm the only one
(The only one)
If you ain't gonna love me like you've never loved someone
Baby, someone will
Someone else

If you don't wanna let me love you
Baby, someone will
And if you don't wanna be the one and only
Trust me someone will

(With every kiss I got to give)
Every kiss I got to give
(Steal all my time and my attention)

Oh, if you ain't gonna hold me tight like I'm the only one
(Then baby, someone will)
You ain't gonna love me like you've never loved someone
Someone will
Yeah, baby, someone will

If you don't wanna let me love you
Someone will
If you don't wanna be the one and only
Baby, someone will

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The One That Got Away

I'm not a criminal
Oh no, oh no
But I felt like a prisoner
For so long, so long
And all I ever wanted
Was to love and to be loved, yeah
So what did I do to you
So wrong, so wrong

'Cause you broke so much more than just a promise
When you made me believe I wasn't wanted
I could miss you like you want but if I'm honest

I feel like the one that got away
Don't know how I escaped
Breathing better cause I'm better now
In the middle of the night
Made it to the other side
You can run but you can't catch me now
I'm the one that got away
Yeah
I'm the one that got away
Yeah

Turns out you're not a god
All the faith that I gave to you
Silence is all I got
And I hate that I prayed to you

All the chains that I couldn't break
The games that I couldn't play
'Cause you'd always win them anyway
Never thought there would come a day
Where I'd be safe and safe enough to say

That I'm the one that got away
Don't know how I escaped
Breathing better cause I'm better now
In the middle of the night
Made it to the other side
You can run but you can't catch me now
I'm the one that got away
Yeah
I'm the one that got away
Yeah

Is it worth the price I paid for staying
I gave it all you gave it all away and now I'm
Taking back the piece of me you wasted

I'm the one that got away
Don't know how I escaped
Breathing better cause I'm better now

In the middle of the night
Made it to the other side
You can run but you can't catch me now
I'm the one that got away
Yeah
I'm the one that got away
Yeah
I'm the one that got away
Yeah
I'm the one that got away
Yeah

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Could've Been You

I said "I love you" to a stranger
Someone I didn't know, I didn't know
You got a thing for sippin' danger
And you take it with you everywhere you go
I know I fell fast, I know I fell hard
I know it felt good until it fell apart
I got my things and you got a new man
Been talkin' to myself, I understand that


I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you (You)
F*ckin' up all of my plans
Stealin' all the time on my hands (You)
Want me to want you back, but I can't
I'm slippin' through your fingers like sand
So much more room in my bed
Out of my house, yeah, and out of my head
It's true (Ooh)
Now I gotta find somebody new
But I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
But I'm lucky 'cause it could'vе been you
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yеah, yeah-yeah)

Somebody's gonna show up here someday
Make me forget I ever knew your name
They'll get the best of me
And I'll be in such a better place
You could've been the one in the frame
You could've been the one to break the chain
You could've been the one, but too late
I'm countin' my stars


Yeah, I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you (You)
F*ckin' up all of my plans
Stealin' all the time on my hands (You)
Want me to want you back, but I can't
I'm slippin' through your fingers like sand
So much more room in my bed
Out of my house, yeah, out of my head
It's true (Ooh)
Now I gotta find somebody new
But I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
But I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)

Wasted dreams on wasted words
I loved them when I heard 'em
But I knew it wasn't true
Lucky me 'cause it could've been you
Yikes

'Cause it could've been you (Ooh)
F*ckin' up all of my plans
Stealin' all the time on my hands (You)
Want me to want you back, but I can't
I'm slippin' through your fingers like sand
So much more room in my bed
Out of my house, yeah, out of my head
It's true (Ooh)
Now I gotta find somebody new
But I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
But I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
I know I'm lucky, yeah, I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
But I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you
(Could've been you, no, no)
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
But I'm lucky 'cause it could've been you

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Falling and Flying

Someone to hold
Someone to trust
Someone to stay
And someone to love

You were a dream
I was a child
Felt safe in your arms
And left in the wild
You weren't just someone
You were someone I wanted
It's hard to believe I tried to love you so hard but

Here and now
I see it different now
I'm better lost than found
'Cause once you leave the ground, you don't look down
It's just me and the wind
Learning to breathe again
And the truth is I'm finding
The difference between falling and flyin'

Someone who cares
Is someone who knows
That someone to love
Is more than someone you hold

The days I gave myself to you were the darkest
I'm starting over
And a good place to start is

Here and now
I see it different now
I'm better lost than found
'Cause once you leave the ground, you don't look down
It's just me and the wind
Learning to breathe again
And the truth is I'm finding
The difference between falling and flyin'

Falling and flyin'

Someone to hold
Someone to trust
Someone to stay
And someone to love

Someone who cares
Is someone who knows
That someone to love
Is more than someone you hold

Here and now
I see it different now
I'm better lost than found
'Cause once you leave the ground, you don't look down
It's just me and the wind
Learning to breathe again
And the truth is I'm finding
The difference between falling and flyin'

Falling and flyin'
Falling and flyin'

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Victory

I've been broken
I've been fine
I've been happy
And I've lied
I've been all the things I swore I wasn't half the time

I've been down and
I've been high
I've been running for my life
I've been living with the darkness just to see the light

Heard a new call
In the free fall
In the end, all
Of my pieces fell in place

I'm breathing in and out
And that's enough for now
I had my heart ripped out
I'm finally healing
My pain has set me free
I'm finally finding me
And that's a victory
That I can believe in

Oh, all I need
Is a victory
That I can believe in

For the first time
In a while
I'm a human
I'm a child
With a brand new sense of wonder
Living free and wild

It's two steps forward and one step back
I think I'm okay with that
It's better than stuck in my past
I'll take what I can get

I'm breathing in and out
And that's enough for now
I had my heart ripped out
I'm finally healing
My pain has set me free
I'm finally finding me
And that's a victory
That I can believe in

Oh, all I need
Is a victory
That I can believe in

Oh, all I need
Is a victory
That I can believe in

Heard a new call
In the free fall
In the end all
Of my pieces fell in place

I'm breathing in and out
And that's enough for now
I had my heart ripped out
I'm finally healing
My pain has set me free
I'm finally finding me
And that's a victory
That I can believe in

Oh, all I need
Is a victory
That I can believe in

Oh, all I need
Is a victory
That I can believe in